Lincoln-Way East takes down Marist in semifinals to clinch

It’s a luxurious most groups don’t get pleasure from — having a Big Ten recruit and with the ability to choose and select when to make use of him. So it's with Lincoln-Way East, which stored Michigan-bound receiver AJ Henning, the state’s top-ranked senior, principally in reserve till late within the third quarter of Saturday’s Class 8A semifinal at Marist. Then Henning scored two touchdowns in three possessions and the Griffins had been on their approach again to the state finals in DeKalb with a 24-7 win. Junior operating again Jamal Johnson carried the load a lot of the day for Lincoln-Way East (13-0), grinding out 175 yards on 28 carries and scoring on a 14-yard

Lincoln-Way East’s Sean McLaughlin commits to Northwestern

Northwestern continued its custom of mining the Chicago space for expertise on Friday, choosing up an oral dedication from Lincoln-Way East’s Sean McLaughlin. “After a lot of thinking I have decided to become a Wildcat,” McLaughlin tweeted. “I grew up watching Northwestern play with my grandpa and I am excited to follow in his footsteps.” The 6-7, 230-pounder is ranked 15th in Illinois within the Class of 2020 by 247sports activities.com, which additionally has him rated 43rd nationally amongst strongside defensive ends. Rivals Midwest recruiting analyst Josh Helmholdt sees McLaughlin as a participant with a strong upside. ”Sean is a excessive potential man who has a whole lot of development forward of him earlier than he’s